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That's not quite what it says. It says that there was a time (1200 years ago, in a different language) when he existed with heo, which was female; and then heo
by philh 12y ago
That's not quite what it says. It says that there was a time (1200 years ago, in a different language) when he existed with heo, which was female; and then heo morphed to he; and then she was introduced. It doesn't specify whether he was originally masculine or ambiguous.
- thret 12y agoYes, but it does specify that 'he' was used for both male and female at the time 'she' was introduced in Middle English.